SCORE can help your business in four ways:

1. Free one-on-one business help from a seasoned business consultant. Our volunteer consultants advise business owners about every phase of their entrepreneurial venture: generating and assessing ideas, preparing a business plan, raising capital and managing the operations and finances of the growing venture. Click here to schedule a free, one-on-one business advice session.

2. Business seminars - we sponsor numerous seminars throughout the year in Vancouver, Washington. Click here to learn more or sign up for one.

3. Business tools - SCORE sells books, CDs and software to help your business get started and stay on track. Details here.

4. Free business tips (here) and additional sources of small business information (here) are posted on this website. Our complete Starting A Business guide is here.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) knows that small businesses need more than just financial assistance. Management advice and training are essential. In 1964, SCORE was formed to provide entrepreneur education and to foster small business growth and success. SCORE's volunteers consult with aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners.

SCORE has assisted more than 6.7 million small business owners with online and face-to-face small business consulting. Volunteer business consultants offer a wide range of professional expertise, including construction, electronics, computer technology, marketing, accounting, finance, purchasing, sales and engineering. The Fort Vancouver Chapter of SCORE also has seven experts who participate in e-mail business consulting.

Vancouver's SCORE volunteers are willing and able to help you with most types of business questions.

SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) is a nonprofit association dedicated to providing entrepreneurs and small business owners with confidential, free business help. Our Vancouver, Washington consultants are experienced business owners and consultants who volunteer their time, offering free business advice to any small business owner or prospective business owner. This Chapter serves Vancouver, WA as well as Clark County and Southwest Washington, including Cowlitz and Skamania Counties. We are your source for free business advice and consulting. We provide business consulting, management advice and marketing help for business owners of small to mid-size companies in the Vancouver, WA area. SCORE has been consulting for over 40 years and is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration.